TObject (thing)

BorlandDelphi’s object-orientedclass hierarchy is rooted at TObject – all class types descent from TObject directly or indirectly, explicitly or implicitly (if you do not declare a base class, it is implicitly TObject). TObject defines about 25 methods but no properties.

Unlike all other classes, you will not find the complete source for TObject anywhere in the DelphiVCL. TObject, is in a sense, the only class type that is built into the language. It has been said on occasion that the Delphi complier has carnal knowledge of TObject.